Arts & Entertainment Review: ‘After Happy’ brews a climate storm, then gets swept up in a hurricane of dialogue By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | March 3, 2026 A new play from Patricia Milton, whose body of work often focuses on older women.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: Maura, McCartney, Chastain lead new releases By Anita Katz | Bay City News | March 2, 2026 Plus three new film series opening at BAMPFA.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Jimmy Smits, Wanda De Jesús power a gripping ‘All My Sons’ at Berkeley Rep By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | February 27, 2026 Arthur Miller's play examines big moral issues through the lens of family and tragedy.
Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books: The ‘Count’ is coming around again, and PBS has him By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News | February 26, 2026 This month: screen riffs on literature -- the Count of Monte Cristo and Lincoln in the Bardo -- and a spotlight on Bay Area heroines.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Scary-good ‘Paranormal Activity’ turns horror tropes into gripping theater By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | February 26, 2026 Plenty of scares alongside deeply felt portrayal of main characters' marriage struggles.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: ‘The Lehman Trilogy,’ the Assad Brothers and a Rust-Edelmann recital By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | February 25, 2026 Plus, last weekend of the OMCA White Elephant Sale.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: Events showcase Jewish, LGBTQ+, and Oscar-nominated short films this week By Anita Katz | Bay City News | February 23, 2026 Plus a stirring Spanish psychodrama with a rave culture backdrop set in the Moroccan Sahara.
Books Café Beaujolais cookbook chronicles Mendocino restaurant’s 50-plus-year story By Sarah Stierch | Bay City News | February 20, 2026 Recipes celebrate more than 85 seasonal offerings as well as 10 classics.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Tet Vietnamese New Year, ‘The Sex Lives of Puppets,’ and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | February 18, 2026 Also: Kyle Abraham and AIM, all-Beethoven performance, and pianist George Harliono.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Films of Remembrance,’ ‘Porcelain War,’ ‘Prime Minister’ and more By Anita Katz | Bay City News | February 16, 2026 Special events and two exceptional new releases are worth checking out this week.